As with many roleplaying games, Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition defaults to awarding player characters experience points or XP to progress in power and advance in level. But, knowing when your character actually levels up or when the player characters do so as a Game Master gives you a better idea of when to raise …
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As a Game Master, you may want to include an element to your Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition adventures which involve the player characters either attacking or defending a specific structure. Now, you may think it’d be a relatively simple encounter, but 5e actually has an extra rule concerning large objects and structures; damage threshold. …
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Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition, like many other tabletop roleplaying games, often starts with players creating their characters. A part of that process is determining a character’s starting capabilities through stats or Ability Scores in 5e. By default, players roll dice to figure out their character’s statistics during the character creation process. But, how …
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You’ve probably heard the phrase "roll for initiative" tossed around even if you’re not fully into D&D quite yet. When it comes to comes to starting a Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition game with new players, it can be overwhelming to keep track of all the various rules and mechanics. A crucial mechanic to running …
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Many spells and some other abilities in Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition create long-lasting or temporary effects on a target creature or object. These effects are usually pretty beneficial or detrimental, so they require the caster or creature using the ability to focus on them. This focus is called concentration and comes with it’s own …
Being a combat-focused tabletop roleplaying game, Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition often involves battles between the player characters and the various monsters set before them. Knowing when an attack hits or not is crucial for running combat encounters. As such, knowing how to calculate armor class in D&D 5e is integral to understanding the game. …
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Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition has a myriad of actions creatures may take on their turns. One such action is the Ready action which allows a creature to hold an action until a specific event happens. But, being a pretty tactical decision, using the Ready action comes with its own intricacies. How does the …
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Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition places a heavy focus on combat encounters. As such, player characters and non-player characters often How does flanking work in 5e? Does it work differently on square vs hex grids? And, why do many Game Masters have a problem with it? This article goes over 5e’s rules for …
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Combat in Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition comes with many options for both player characters and monsters. As many a Game Master knows, players tend to be risk-averse, meaning they’ll avoid risks whenever possible. Part of that mindset involves staying away from enemies whenever possible, so you should know how the disengage action works in …
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Being a bit of a combat-focused TTRPG, Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition allows both player characters and non-player characters a breadth of strategies and tactics to emply during battle. Of course, a classic strategy is ambushing enemies to surprise them. Luckily, 5e includes rules for surprising an unsuspecting enemy. Not so luckily, the rules can …
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